Startups
iFood has launched its first drone delivery route in Barueri, São Paulo, reducing delivery times from up to an hour to just five minutes in hard-to-access residential areas.
Mexico
Betterfly acquires minu in one of Latin America's largest startup deals, creating Mexico's most comprehensive employee benefits platform serving over one million workers.
Latam
Venezuela Tech Week 2026 gathered more than 700 participants from 50 countries, facilitating over 400 meetings and connecting Venezuelan startups with global investors and talent.
Latam
Mercado Libre is strengthening its presence in Colombia with a US$600 million investment, expanded logistics capabilities, and support for more than 70,000 sellers as World Cup-related demand drives online shopping.
Events & Conferences
Global innovators, investors, and entrepreneurs gather in Guatemala to build partnerships, accelerate startups, and unlock transformative opportunities across Latin America.
Central America
Monetae has launched El Salvador’s first all-in-one digital financial ecosystem, combining payments, tokenized investments, yield products, U.S. stocks, and digital assets in a single app.
Startups
The SmAll Market has raised more than US$2 million in a pre-seed round to expand its autonomous convenience store model across Miami, targeting residential condominiums with 24/7 digital retail experiences.
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Trinio has secured a US$6.3 million seed round led by Hi Ventures to expand its AI-powered e-commerce platform, launch new capabilities, and grow across Latin America.
ALAS has appointed Mariane Siqueira as its new Director of Marketing & Partnerships, reinforcing its expansion strategy and strengthening relationships across Latin America's innovation ecosystem.
RedGirasol has secured a US$5.8 million investment from Credit Saison México to expand its sustainable lending portfolio and strengthen impact investing opportunities across Mexico.
Draiven has raised approximately US$600,000 and acquired Rabt Automation to expand its AI-driven business solutions, strengthen its fintech presence and accelerate international growth.
SolarZ has raised US$1.16 million in a funding round led by Triaxis Capital and Criatec 4 to expand its solar energy management platform and develop new fintech solutions for solar integrators.
Oxio plans to transform Mexico’s telecom market after acquiring Movistar México for US$450 million, using artificial intelligence, satellite connectivity, and third-party infrastructure to lower costs and expand coverage.
Memed raised US$14 million in a funding round co-led by DGF and BridgeOne to expand its AI-powered prescription platform and accelerate healthcare digitalization in Brazil.
Impacta VC opened applications for the fifth edition of Modo Fundraising 2026, a three-month online program designed to help Latin American startups raise capital strategically and connect with investors.
Startuplinks celebrates six years as one of Latin America’s leading Spanish-speaking Venture Capital platforms, connecting startups, investors, accelerators, and ecosystem players across the region.
Btrust won the Fintech Award Regional at Chile Fintech Forum 2026, earning a place at the Startup World Cup final in Silicon Valley while preparing a US$2 million seed round.
Aimirim raised US$ 2 million in a seed round led by Indicator Capital and SP Ventures to expand its industrial AI and automation platform globally.
Brazilian Fintech Franq raised R$70 million in a Series B round led by Valor Capital, Quona Capital and Globo Ventures to expand its platform for independent bankers, invest in AI and grow financial services offerings.